GBK: Melgoza sets SBHS record with 47 points in rout of Sierra Tollhouse

  Amber Melgoza set the Santa Barbara High girls basketball single-game scoring record, pouring in 47 points Saturday in a 77-52 win over … [Read more...]

GBK: Melgoza goes off for 40 again, leads Dons to Gold Coast title

In all his years of coaching girls basketball at Santa Barbara High, Andrew Butcher never had a player score 40 points in back-to-back games. Until … [Read more...]

GBK: Melgoza burns Centennial with 37 points; Dons win 54-36

  Centennial of Bakersfield provided a stiff challenge for the Santa Barbara High girls basketball team and its top player Amber … [Read more...]

GBK: Strong 2nd half lifts Dons past Lompoc

Amber Melgoza scored 28 of her game-high 34 points in the second half, propelling Santa Barbara High's girls basketball team to a 73-68 win over … [Read more...]

GBK: Big 2nd quarter propels Dons past Lompoc

Santa Barbara High overcame first-quarter foul troubles by outscoring Lompoc 34-12 in the second quarter en route to a 68-46 girls basketball win in … [Read more...]

A Who-to-Watch List for high school winter sports season

  It was a magical season for the Santa Barbara High girls basketball team in 2013-14. The Dons won their first CIF-Southern Section title in … [Read more...]

Dons come up short in CIF State Final, fall to Modesto Christian, 64-55

  Amber Melgoza tied a state Division 3 championship game record with 30 points and set records for free-throws made and attempted, but Santa … [Read more...]

Santa Barbara girls are ready for their CIF state finals debut

  It’s hard for a high school basketball team to replicate an arena setting for a game. Santa Barbara coach Andrew Butcher did the best he … [Read more...]